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The strangest tadpole: the oophagous, tree-hole dwelling tadpole of Rhacophorus vampyrus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam

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Rowley, Jodi J.L., Tran, Dao Thi Anh, Le, Duong Thi Thuy, Hoang, Huy Duc, Altig, Ronald (2012): The strangest tadpole: the oophagous, tree-hole dwelling tadpole of Rhacophorus vampyrus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Journal of Natural History 46 (47-48): 2969-2978, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.732622, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2012.732622

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